I had the pleasure this past week of having lunch with Bill Erfurth, a retired Miami cop who is the Executive Producer of a powerful new documentary honoring the law enforcement profession. It is called heroes Behind the Badge and is due to be released in the fall.
Below is a link to the trailer and an article by Dale Stockton on the project. Please get this information out to as many people as possible as this is an important project.
Heroes Behind the Badge teaser http://youtu.be/TMJCOEOGYgg
http://www.lawofficer.com/article/news/behind-scenes-look-heroes-behi
Two Great Books for Your Reading Collection:
On one of my road trips I read Capt. Sully Sullenberger's two books and highly recommend both. His first book Highest Duty is about his life and the events leading up to January 15, 2009 when he and his co-pilot Jeff Skiles landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in New York. This is a great book about the importance of training, preparation and a life long pursuit of excellence. His second book Making a Difference is a compilation of interviews with leaders from a variety of backgrounds. There is more information below but I would highly recommend both books. Check out Captain Sullenberger's website at www.sullysullenberger.com.
Highest Duty
On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide.Highest Duty is Sully's story-a story of dedication, hope, and preparedness, revealing the important lessons he learned through childhood, in his military service, and in his work as a commercial airline pilot. It reminds us all that, even in these days of war, tragedy, and economic uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for-that life's challenges can be met if we're ready for them.
The inspirational New York Times bestselling autobiography of a true American hero, in
Highest Duty Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger-the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York's Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers-shares his thoughts on leadership, responsibility, and service along with his riveting life story. Written with Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor of The Last Lecturewith Randy Pausch, Highest Duty is a remarkable true-life story that the Washington Times says, "Screams to be required reading for all young people, or anybody else who needs confirmation that courage, dignity and extraordinary competence can still be found in this land."
Making a Difference
As a follow up to his phenomenal
New York Times bestselling memoir, Highest Duty , Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger explores exactly what it takes to lead and inspire. In Making a Difference, one of the most captivating American heroes of this century-the courageous pilot who brought the crippled US Airways Flight 1549 safely down in New York's Hudson River-engages some of the most accomplished men and women in the fields of technology, medicine, education, sports, philanthropy, finance, law, and the military in inspiring conversations on true leadership. With powerful thoughts and invaluable guidance from such notables as former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, legendary baseball manager Tony LaRussa, NASA Flight Director Eugene Kranz, and Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Making a Difference is a potential life-changer that stands with Katie Couric's The Best Advice I Ever Got, Lee Iaococca's
Where Have All the Leaders Gone, Michael J. Fox's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, and other classic volumes that celebrate human achievement and triumph over adversity.
P.S. We are honoured that Captain Sullenberger has agreed to write the foreword for our upcoming book am I that man?
Take care.
Brian Willis
www.winningmindtraining.com